Labelled a privatizer, Pallister says he’s “innovator”
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This article was published 13/04/2016 (3484 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba NDP leader Greg Selinger is making political hay over comments made by Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister about health care privatization.
Continuing a theme from Tuesday night’s televised debate in which the Conservative leader didn’t rule out privatizing aspects of Manitoba’s health care, Selinger spent one of his final days on the campaign trail warning of an alleged hidden agenda by Pallister to privatize health care.
“We need to know today before the people go to the polls, where does he plan to start on his plan for privatization? Will he start with user fees? Privatize the home care system? Where will Brian Pallister first try to privatize health care in Manitoba?” Selinger asked Wednesday.
Pallister fired back at Selinger’s assertions, arguing he is going to find efficiences within the public system.
“I’m not looking for privatization in the sense of our existing system, I’m an innovator,” Pallister said.
Pallister’s plan would see two different task forces look into creating efficiencies within the health care system that could ease the burdened system. Pallister would also consult with frontline workers. According the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), hospitals in Winnipeg makes up four of the top five with longest emergency room wait times in Canada, a figure Pallister has not let voters forget.
When asked about working with the private sector, like the Maples Surgical Centre which does cataract surgeries and other procedures, in order to ease wait times for procedures, Selinger argued it’s not the solution.
“Privatization actually leads to great costs and less access to service and more uneven quality of service,” Selinger said.
Selinger’s own government in 2011 used the Maples Surgical Centre, to help get wait times down for echocardiograms.
Manitobans head to the polls April 19.
kristin.annable@freepress.mb.ca
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